Overall Green Forest fire alert in Zambia from 02 Sep 2022 00:00 UTC to 14 Sep 2022 00:00 UTC

Event summary

This forest fire is expected to have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID	WF 1009302
Countries:	Zambia
Start Date - Last detection*:	02 Sep 2022 - 16 Sep 2022
Duration (days):	14
People affected:	3480 in the burned area
Burned area:	6150 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

*(Last detection of the thermal anomaly of the fire)

GDACS Score

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14 Sep 05:06 15 Sep 05:07

Impact Timeline

ID	GDACS Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	3480	6059	14 Sep 2022 03:00	GWIS
2	0.5	3480	6150	15 Sep 2022 03:00	GWIS
3	0.5	3480	13215	26 Sep 2022 03:00	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Zambia , Province of North-Western (population 430,203) .

CCI Land Cover

Radius	Population
10 km	52000 people
5 km	45000 people
2 km	16000 people
1 km	no people
Burned Area	3500 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
North-Western	Zambia	430000 people

Affected populated places

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Critical infrastructure

Airports, ports, nuclear plants and hydrodams at risk, if affected, are listed below.

Airports

Name	IATA Code	Elevation (m)	Usage	Runway type	IFR	Runway Length (ft)	Distance
Kabompo		1077	Civ.	Unpaved	No	3600	30 km

Ports

Dams

Nuclear plants

More information

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